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Hello From Ottawa - Skating On The Rideau Canal - Officially The World's Largest Skating Rink

There is no denying it: Ottawa is known concessions and special entertainment or
is one of the coldest capitals in the information areas. Well represented of
world (only as far as temperatures are course is a famous Ottawa trademark: the
concerned though). But does that mean you Beavertails concession booths which sell
stay at home during the winter and mope? freshly made warm pastry, sprinkled with
Absolutely not! Ottawa has turned a sugar and cinnamon. The perfect snack and
potential liability into a key asset and energy source on a cold winter's day.
really shows us how to celebrate winter. At the Via Rail Concord Station Rest Area
First there is Winterlude, Ottawa's an exhibit shed light on Ottawa's
winter festival, which is being held this railroad history. Apparently many years
year from February 3 to 19, 2006. ago, trains would arrive in downtown
Winterlude is apparently attended by more Ottawa right next to the Rideau Canal. At
than 650,000 winter revellers and Fifth Avenue, young sports fans were
encompasses a myriad of events: concerts, enjoying the Canadian Tire JUMPStart
special events, culinary demonstrations, Activity Centre where they were jumping
restaurant festivals and the list goes through the air on a trampoline system
on. Skating on the Rideau Skateway, at and putting their hockey skills to the
almost 8 km the world's largest icerink., test.
was our main reason for coming to Ottawa. At Pig Island a special area with teepees
Indeed we had travelled to Ottawa about 3 was set up to get a taste of Aboriginal
years ago and due to warm weather traditions, culture and cuisine. In
Winterlude was a total washout for us addition the area featured a loggers'
that year (I guess the appropriate term exhibit, a snowshoe-making workshop and
for that event would be "Waterlude"). aboriginal songs and drumming.
But our earlier experience didn't deter Once arrived at Dow's Lake I went on to
us, so this year Theresa and I decided to explore the 26th Annual Bed Race, a
come back and pray for better weather so fundraising event which proved to be an
we would indeed be able to check out this absolutely hilarious experience, for a
phenomenal skating and entertainment good cause no less. The Bed Race is
venue for ourselves. organized by the Ottawa Kiwanis Club and
Incidentally, the Rideau Canal Skateway the proceeds, close to $50,000 will go
has been recognized by the Guiness Book towards the Children's Read-A-Thon.
of World Records as the world's largest A young hockey star tests his skills at
naturally frozen ice rink. The skateway the Canadian Tire JumpStart Activity
is 7.8 kilometers long and takes you from Centre
the Rideau Bridge all the way to Dow's But I had more to cover, so I started
Lake. skating back towards the downtown and by
We got going early just around 10 am on this time the skateway had filled up
an absolutely perfect winter day, but quite a bit. It seemed like young and
even at that time, the skateway was old, the whole family was out. Parents
packed, and the walkthrough over the were pulling their children on little
frozen ice from Confederation Park to the sleds, or even pushing them in
skateway entrance on the other side of all-terrain baby carriages. Everybody was
the river was chock full with people in a having a ton of fun.
long lineup. On the way back one person struck my
We laced up our skates and put our boots attention: a young lady on red skates
in our backbacks which would give us the with red gloves and a red scarf was
flexibility to get off the ice at any skating down the canal, juggling,
time and continue our explorations on apparently just having a ball of a time.
foot. Or if we got too tired, we could I approached her to find out a bit about
even hop on the "Sno-Bus" which connects her. She introduced herself as Sylvie,
Dow's Lake with Confederation Park during and shared with me that she is part of a
the entire Winterlude Festival for the juggling family and that juggling is in
low fee of $2.50 (more information on the her blood. She said that juggling is her
OC Transpo site) . life, and although she doesn't drive the
But, apparently we didn't need a Sno-Bus, fanciest car, she is happy because she
we skated our way down on this wonderful gets to do what she loves.
natural ice surface all the way to the After all this skating I got really
lake and didn't even need to rest. On hungry, so I took off my skates and
this gorgeous day with crystal blue skies simply headed up to the Rideau Centre,
and perfect winter weather and amazingly one of Ottawa's biggest shopping centres.
no winds, skating on the Rideau was a It is located right next to the Canal and
phenomenal experience. We could indeed was positively packed on this day. The
not have picked a better day to explore Rideau Centre offered a welcome
the Rideau Canal on skates. opportunity to warm up and catch a nice
At different intervals along the way lunch in its food court.
there were a variety of rest areas, food




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